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Source Description
This covered cylindrical jar with three animal feet is lavishly covered with a cobalt blue glaze in the exterior and an amber glaze in the interior. Of the colored lead glazes of sancai (three-color) ware, blue was preeminent and precious. Imported cobalt from Persia (Iran, Afghanistan) was used as a glaze colorant that yields a rich, brilliant blue of considerable splendor.
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Document identity
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126004
label
Covered Jar
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object
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1
Source metadata
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126004
contentType
object
title
Covered Jar
description
This covered cylindrical jar with three animal feet is lavishly covered with a cobalt blue glaze in the exterior and an amber glaze in the interior. Of the colored lead glazes of sancai (three-color) ware, blue was preeminent and precious. Imported cobalt from Persia (Iran, Afghanistan) was used as a glaze colorant that yields a rich, brilliant blue of considerable splendor.
date
early 700s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60746690
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); Diameter of lid: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
accession
1948.228.a
Source extras
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glazed earthenware
tombstone
Covered Jar, early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware; overall: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); diameter of lid: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.228.a
collection
China - Tang Dynasty
citations
citation
Hollis, Howard. "T'ang Dynasty Pottery." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>35, no. 10 (December 1948): 220–221.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 218; Mentioned: p. 220
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:31:21.616000
sourceId
126004
dept
Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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glazed earthenware
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0
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